Goalkeeper Lucas Nygaard joins academy

We are delighted to announce the signing of young goalkeeper Lucas Nygaard to our academy.

The Danish youth international put pen to paper on a professional contract at Arsenal on his 18th birthday.

He has previously played for FC Nordsjaelland.

Speaking to Arsenal.com, Lucas said: “I’m really pleased to finally be here. I have a good feeling in my stomach.

“As you all know, Arsenal is a big football club and I was really happy when my dad told me there was some interest and I was going here on a trial.

“I’m a modern goalkeeper who likes to play with my feet. I’m also good on the line, making great saves.

“I played for FC Nordsjaelland who also like the goalkeeper to play a lot, so they did a great job developing me.

“I’m looking forward to playing games again and winning a lot of games next season while developing.

“I’ve chosen Arsenal because I could see they like to play out from the back and that feels really good. The people around the club have been really great, so it wasn’t a hard decision.”

Everyone at the club would like to congratulate Lucas on signing his first professional contract and we look forward to seeing his continued development